Marine Species Traits - Palaeastacus Bell, 1850 †

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Palaeastacus Bell, 1850 †

AphiaID

1613756 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1613756)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Palaeastacus dixoni Bell, 1850 † accepted as Palaeastacus sussexiensis (Mantell, 1833) † (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Erymidae Van Straelen, 1925 †

Original name

Palaeastacus Bell, 1850 †

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Species Palaeastacus argoviensis Förster & Rieber, 1982 †
Species Palaeastacus cenomaniensis Heé, 1924 †
Species Palaeastacus decoratus (Frentzen, 1937) †
Species Palaeastacus deslongchampsi Van Straelen, 1925 †
Species Palaeastacus edwardsi Étallon, 1861 †
Species Palaeastacus foersteri (Feldmann, 1979) †
Species Palaeastacus fuciformis (von Schlotheim, 1822) †
Species Palaeastacus haidaensis Garassino, Pasini & Nyborg in Garassino, Pasini, Nyborg & Haggart, 2021 †
Species Palaeastacus kimzeyi Rathbun, 1935 †
Species Palaeastacus loryi (Van Straelen, 1923) †
Species Palaeastacus meyeri (Garassino, 1996) †
Species Palaeastacus numismalis (Oppel, 1854) †
Species Palaeastacus poeschli Schweigert & Röper, 2001 †
Species Palaeastacus rothgaengerae Schweigert & Röper, 2001 †
Species Palaeastacus selmaensis Rathbun, 1935 †
Species Palaeastacus sussexiensis (Mantell, 1833) †
Species Palaeastacus tenuidigitata (Woods, 1957) †
Species Palaeastacus terrareginae (Etheridge, 1914) †
Species Palaeastacus uranusiensis Devillez & Charbonnier, 2019 †
Species Palaeastacus dixoni Bell, 1850 † accepted as Palaeastacus sussexiensis (Mantell, 1833) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Palaeastacus foersteri Taylor, 1979 † accepted as Palaeastacus uranusiensis Devillez & Charbonnier, 2019 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
Species Palaeastacus macrodactylus Bell, 1850 † accepted as Enoploclytia macrodactylus (Bell, 1850) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Palaeastacus ornatus Whiteaves, 1887 † accepted as Palaeonephrops ornatus (Whiteaves, 1887) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Palaeastacus plauensis Geinitz, 1875 † accepted as Palaeastacus sussexiensis (Mantell, 1833) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Palaeastacus scaber (Bell, 1863) † accepted as Palaeastacus sussexiensis (Mantell, 1833) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Palaeastacus solitarius Oppel, 1862 † accepted as Pustulina suevica Quenstedt, 1857 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Palaeastacus trisulcatus Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2001 † accepted as Pustulina trisulcata (Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2001) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Bell, T. (1850). Notes on the Crustacea of the Chalk Formation. In: F. Dixon, The geology and fossils of the Tertiary and Creatceous formations of Sussex. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, pp. 344-345, pl. 38. [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Palaeastacus Bell, 1850 †. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1613756 on 2025-06-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2022-12-05 12:58:21Z

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De Grave, Sammy

2023-07-05 06:10:28Z

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De Grave, Sammy

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original description Bell, T. (1850). Notes on the Crustacea of the Chalk Formation. In: F. Dixon, The geology and fossils of the Tertiary and Creatceous formations of Sussex. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, pp. 344-345, pl. 38. [details]

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